Watch-carrier.



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WATCH CARRIER.

APPLICATION man AUG. 16. m2.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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JAMES F. MANSFIELD, OF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK.

WATCH-CARRIER.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ape. as, rare.

Application filed August 16, 1917. Serial No. 186,434.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES F. MANSFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing in Long Island City, county of Queens, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Vt atch-Carrier, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a watch carrier and is adapted, more particularly, for use by army men whose physical activities are such as to require articles, carried in the pocket, to be secured in some manner to the person, and a watch in such easy accessible position that it may be quickly observed and as readily replaced in the pocket. VVrist-watches are, of course, the most convenient form of a time piece for army men and are very extensively used by them. However, a wrist-watch must necessarily be small, andit is well recognized among Watch makers, as well as the public in general, that a small watch 116C882 sarily embodying slight parts cannot stand the wear and tear occasionedby rough usage that a larger time-piece with heavier works can withstand without breakage or loss of adjustment. It is, therefore, desirable to employ a time-piece as large as possible, within reason, and as such an article cannot be conveniently carried on the wrist, the object of the present invention is to provide means whereby it may be safely and conveniently carried in a pocket in such manner that it cannot possibly break loose and become lost even though it be disengaged from the pocket.

It has been the practice to employ awatchchain or other similar leash secured to the bow of the watch but, as a watch bow is generally only held in place by the resiliency thereof, sudden tension, such as would be caused by the watch falling from the pocket, would cause the bow to spring loose and the watch to become broken or lost.

By the present invention the watch is carried in a holder or pouch of unique construction which is preferably maintained in closed position by the same means by which it is secured to the person, and said pouch is, moreover, preferably so supported in the pocket by the attaching means that it is free from the bottom'of the pocket, whereby the pocket is relieved of the weight of the watch and will not become worn or torn thereby.

Features of the invention, other than those specified, will be apparent from the follow ing detailed description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 4.

therein shown is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limlts of th invention.

Figure 1 1s a side elevatlon of an army man showing the preferred manner of employing the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device, detached.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of said device.

Fig. 4: is also a rear elevation showing the pouch open and thewatch removed, and

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the pouch showing the watch in place and the manner in which it may be manipulated for supporting a watch in upright position if so desired.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a pouch provided with an open end a adapted to be closed by a flap B. p The pouch and flap are provided with a peripheral binding C, and a binding 0 is also provided for the open end of the pouch, as shown best in The front of the pouch is formed with a circular opening D provided with a suitable binding cZ, and through which opening may be observed the face of a time-piece J positioned within the pouch. The timepiece-employed is a watch of any well known make and, as watches are provided with a bow and crown, the base of the flap B is provided with aslot E through which the crown 7c and how 70 may extend into accessible position exteriorly of the pouch for the purpose of allowing the winding of the watch withoutnecessitating the removal of the same from the pouch. The pouch A is preferably formed from fabric, and, accordingly, the slot E is provided with a suitable binding 6. y t

Pouch A has associated therewith means in the form of a strap F for securing the same to the wearer, and, in the preferred form of the invention, this strap is sewed or otherwise secured, as at f, to the flap B, as shown in Fig. 3, and is adapted to pass beneath a keeper G secured at its opposite ends beneath the binding C nearthe base of the pouch, and at its free end said strap is provided with a loop I formed by turnin back the end of the strap and sewing the same, as at h.

In employing the device of this invention,

"the pouch is first opened so that the parts partake of the position shown in Fig. I, whereupon a watch is positioned in the pouch A and the bow and crown thrust through the slot E. The loop I of the strap F is then pulled to cause the flap B to fold over the back of the pouch, the parts then appearing as shown in Fig. 3, while the watch-face will be in register with the side opening D in the face of the pouch, as shown in Fig. 2. The loop I is of sufficient size to allOW of the passage of a trouser belt therethrough and, after this has been accomplished and the belt buckled at the front in the usual manner, the watch may be dropped into the pocket of the wearer whereupon the parts will have taken the positions shown in Fig, 1. Strap F is preferably of such length that, when suspended from the belt as shown, the watch will not reach the bottom of the pocket, so that the pocket is not subjected to the weight of the watch and pouch, and is not unduly worn thereby. If it is desired to remove the watch from the pocket of the trousers, this may be accomplished either by grasping the strap above the pocket and drawing the pouch out or the hand may be thrust into the pocket to grasp the pouch directly.

It will appear that when suspended in the manner described, the watch will occupy an inverted position in th trousers pocket but, when lifted into a horizontal position, it will then face the wearer in the usual manner. Thus, the device may be readily removed from and replaced in the pocket, the time may be as readily observed and the watch may be wound without necessitating the removal of the strap from the belt.

While the watch normally partakes of an inverted position when suspended from the belt it may be hung in an upstanding posi: tion from the wall of a tent or other similar support by simply passing the strap through the bow of the watch, as shown in Fig. 5, and passing the loop I over said support. Thus, when a soldier is off duty and in his tent or barracks, the watch may be hung up on any conuenicnt support so that it partakes of its normal upright position, yet, when worn on the person, it assumes 'an inverted position, as shown in Fig. 2.

In the preferred form of th invention both the pouch and strap are formed from woven khaki in' order that it may harmonize with the service uniform and possess great strength and durability. However, if desired, the structure may be formed from leather or other material.

The device of this invent-ion is extremely simple in construction and economical in manufacture, and the strap for securing the pouch to the wearer simultaneously serves to maintain the flap in closed position thereby obviating the necessity of separate means for this purpose.

In the accompanying drawings and the foregoing detailed description the preferred form of the invention has been set out in detail but it will be understood that slight changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invent-ion which is to be understood is as broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A watch carrier embodying a pouch adapted to contain a watch and provided with an opening at its lower edge through which the watch may be inserted, an opening in the pouch through which the face of the watch is visible, a flap for closing the opening through which the watch is inserted, a keeper on the body of the pouch and a strap secured to the flap and extendible upwardly through the keeper, whereby the flap may be maintained in closed position and the watch secured to the person.

2. A watch carrier, wherein a watch may be carried in inverted position or suspended in normal position, mbodying a pouch provided with an opening for inserting the watch, a flap for" closing said opening, an opening in the side of the'pouch through which the face of the watch is visible, an auxiliary opening in the flap, through which the bow and crown of the watch may project, a keeper secured to the body of the pouch and at a portion thereof in opposed relation to the auxiliary opening, and a strap secured to the flap for maintaining it in closed position, said strap being eX-tendible through the keeperand being adapted to be secured to a belt, whereby the watch is suspended in an inverted position, or ex tended through the'keeper and thereafter through the crown of the watch, whereby the watch may then be suspended in upright or normal position.

3. A watch carrier embodying a pouch provided at its base with an opening for inserting a watch, a flap for sealing said openmg and provided with an auxlllary opening through which only the bow and crown of the watch may downwardly project, an opening in the side of thepouch through which the face of the'watch isv-isr ble, and a strap and keeper for holding the flap in closed position, said strap serving further as a means for suspending the watch from {the wearer or other support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my my name to this specification.

' JAMES F.MANSFIELD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for hire cents each, by addressing-the Commissiener of Eatents,

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